Order
of the day read for the adjourned debate on the motion of the
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister (Senator McGrath)—That
this bill be now read a second time— and on the amendment moved
by Senator O’Neill (see entry no. 11) .

Debate resumed.

Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.

The
Senate divided—

AYES, 30

Senators—

Bartlett

Farrell

McCarthy

Siewert

Bilyk

Gallacher

McKim

Singh

Brown

Hanson-Young

Moore

Steele-John

Cameron

Keneally

O’Neill

Sterle

Carr

Ketter

Pratt

Urquhart

Chisholm

Kitching

Rhiannon

Watt

Collins

Marshall

Rice

Whish-Wilson

Di Natale

McAllister*

NOES, 36

Senators—

Abetz

Duniam

Hume

Payne

Anning

Fawcett*

Leyonhjelm

Reynolds

Bernardi

Fierravanti-Wells

Martin

Ruston

Birmingham

Fifield

McGrath

Ryan

Brockman

Georgiou

McKenzie

Scullion

Burston

Gichuhi

Molan

Smith

Bushby

Griff

O’Sullivan

Stoker

Cash

Hanson

Paterson

Storer

Colbeck

Hinch

Patrick

Williams

* Tellers

Question negatived.

Main question put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Senate resolved itself into committee for the
consideration of the bill.

In the
committee

Bill, taken as a whole by leave, debated.

At
7.20 pm : The Acting Deputy President (Senator Kitching) resumed
the chair and the Temporary Chair of Committees reported
progress.